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Travis Horner is a bootlegger in Texas whose girlfriend, Savannah Smike, is being held for ransom in Oklahoma. He hires Kristin Van Dijk ("Baby Shark") and her partner, Otis Millett, to track her down. As it turns out, things aren't that simple. Horner hasn't exactly told the truth about the situation; things rapidly go from bad to worse. In fact, the whole thing is a set-up meant to leave no one standing, including our intrepid PI team. Savannah appears to have some mental limitations, but she also has some surprisingly cogent moments. In addition to being the girlfriend of a bootlegger, she is the daughter of one. You don't grow up in a family like that without becoming very crafty. Whenever there is any conflict along the way, Kristin pulls out her guns and shoots her way out of the situation. When Otis is gunned down in a violent showdown, Kristin turns into a one-woman killing machine. Actually, that is my main gripe about the book, the fact that the only way that she knows to solve a problem is to shoot someone. She does appear to be developing a bit of a conscience and wonders at her own propensity to kill. However, over the course of the book, it began to feel that she was playing an arcade game, shooting down a bunch of ducks. I do wish there had been a few more pool hall scenes, with Kristin shooting eight balls instead of bullets. Other than that, I found HIGH PLAINS REDEMPTION to be the most satisfying book in the series so far. The characters and plotting are becoming more complex from book to book. And Fate does a nice job of portraying Oklahoma in the 1950s.
Reviewed by Maddy Van Hertbruggen, May 2008
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